Articles JournalScholarlyMagazinePopular What is the difference between a

Articles: Journal/Scholarly/Magazine/Popular What is the difference between a journal/scholarly article? A magazine/popular article?

Articles: Journal/Scholarly/Magazine/Popular Journal articles

A JOURNAL or SCHOLARLY article: n Written by authors who are experts in a subject n The author actually performs the research and writes the results n Written for a specific audience

SECTIONS OF A SCHOLARLY ARTICLE n n n Abstract Introduction Method Results Discussion References

ABSTRACT Summarizes the article

INTRODUCTION Puts the research into context of what’s been done before; cites the works of others

METHOD HOW the research was conducted and what resources were used — human subjects, their ages, gender; questionnaires, interviews, etc.

RESULTS What happened after the research was completed

DISCUSSION Describes why and what the researcher found

REFERENCES What sources the author used when writing the article

REVIEW—SCHOLARLY ARTICLES n Has distinct sections in the article: ¨ Abstract ¨ Introduction ¨ Method ¨ Results ¨ Discussion ¨ References

Magazine or Popular Articles

MAGAZINE OR POPULAR ARTICLES Magazine title Written by good writers who can make research easy to understand for the general public Article title Author A magazine article summarizes the research and the results

MAGAZINE n n OR POPULAR ARTICLES Photos and other graphics w/article Contains advertising

REVIEW n Journal articles ¨ Written by authors who are experts in their field and for a specific audience n Magazine articles ¨ Written by good writers who can make research easy to understand for the general public

REVIEW n Journal: Has distinct sections within the article: Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion References n Magazine: ¨ Summarizes all of these sections into an easy to read article